Elgin, NB – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - Investments in community infrastructure are necessary to strengthen the middle class and provide municipalities with the building blocks they need to support a high standard of living for all Canadians and their families. Enabling Atlantic Canadian communities to build on their tourism offerings helps to attract more visitors to the region, create more jobs and strengthen the local economy.
With the help of the Government of Canada, the Elgin Eco Association Inc. completed upgrades to a historic maple sugar camp located in the Mapleton Acadian Forest Nature Preserve. The preservation of the camp structure will enable it to serve both as an education site to illustrate traditional maple syrup production and as a tourism asset in the area. The Government of Canada provided a contribution of more than $8,000 for the project through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP150).
Alaina Lockhart, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), joined officials from the Elgin Eco Association Inc. today to participate in a funding announcement and celebrate the completed upgrades to the maple sugar camp.
CIP 150 provided up to $300 million nationally over two years to support projects to rehabilitate, renovate and expand community and recreational infrastructure as part of the Government of Canada’s activities to honour Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. These investments helped create jobs, boost economic activity, strengthen communities and celebrate Canada’s rich heritage and history.
Source : Government Of Canada